How much of the appendices should be included?

[bmilder]

Well? ;)

It provides a lot of interesting information about what happened before and after the main story, but I don't think the audience would care to see it all on screen, nor should it be. I think that what could be done is have those little epilogues like many movies do, where the future of the characters is shown in text. So Sam could stay behind for the first ship but then they could say what happens to him, and that he finally sails away, and then they could write a sentence or two about each character that says behind.

The story of Aragorn and Arwen can't really be put onscreen.

[IronParrot]

Well... it seems that a lot of the chronology (Appendix B was it?) has already been shot, although only in minimal detail...

[etherealunicorn]

I like the idea of epilogue text or flashbacks, personally, but I don't think that the Powers That Be should devote a great deal of time to them, since the probable result is that nonfans will be completely at sea otherwise.

[Darth Tater]

I agree with etherealunicorn (annnoying name to type! ;) )

[etherealunicorn]

;)

[andustar]

i think that not all of the appendixes should be included, but some should. like the aragorn/arwen stuff should, the silmarillion stuff should. do you see what i mean?

[Eruve]

PJ can't use stuff from Sil., as he doesn't have movie rights for that.